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happenstances
偶然事件；巧合
happenstances is the plural of happenstance.
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- 1.
The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance.
事件或情况的偶然性或随机性。
- 2.
A chance or random event or circumstance.
偶然或随机的事件或情况。
事件或情况的偶然性或随机性。；偶然或随机的事件或情况。；偶然事件
In use
We met by pure happenstance at a coffee shop in Rome.
It was mere happenstance that I found your wallet on the bus.
Their meeting was not planned; it was happenstance.
by happenstance
We met by happenstance.
我们偶然相遇。
a mere happenstance
强调偶然事件的微不足道
It was a mere happenstance.
这纯属偶然。
through happenstance
Through happenstance, I found the key.
我偶然找到了钥匙。
Connections
Collocations
- by happenstance
- 偶然地，碰巧
- They met by happenstance at a coffee shop.他们在咖啡馆偶然相遇。
- pure happenstance
- 纯属偶然
- It was pure happenstance that we chose the same flight.我们选择同一航班纯属偶然。
- a matter of happenstance
- 偶然之事；取决于偶然
- Success in this field is often a matter of happenstance.在这个领域，成功往往取决于偶然。
- mere happenstance
- 仅仅是偶然
- Their encounter was mere happenstance, not fate.他们的相遇仅仅是偶然，并非命运。
- happenstance meeting
- 偶然的相遇
- A happenstance meeting led to a lifelong friendship.一次偶然的相遇带来了终生的友谊。
- happenstance of timing
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“happen（发生）+ stance（姿态）”：事情发生的姿态纯属偶然，记住 happenstance 就是“偶然”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、narrative prose happenstance 是“偶然”的偏书面说法，多用于正式写作或叙事语境，日常口语中较少，但在 by happenstance 等表达中也可见于对话。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes (GA): stance /stæns/, circumstance /ˈsɝːkəmstæns/, chance /tʃæns/, glance /ɡlæns/ share the final rime /-æns/. Beware lookalikes: instance /ˈɪnstəns/ and substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ also end in '-stance' but pronounce it /-stəns/, so they do not rhyme.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.